... In the past few weeks I have been having chestpainswhen I lay down. Pain is located at the base of my ribs, left of center, and over to under my left arm. As soon as I get up the pain subsides. ... (2 replies)

... my local hospital, kept waiting for between 3 and 11 hours my heart has gone back to normal so they can't find anything wrong, i keep telling them, its only bad when i move, is this normal. if i move my heart races, i get very short of breath and i sometimes get chest pain. ... (1 replies)

... ain around my left pectorial muscle. Also, on occasions, I feel wierd feelings like spasams or quivering sensations around that area from time to time. Its worse when I'm layingdown on my left side, or when I'm angry, frustrated, or scared. ... (2 replies)

... to several docs and they said it was inflammed muscle wall. I kept going for second opinions because I knew it was not muscular. It was sharp shooting left sided pains that hurt more whenlayingdown, and started to get worse. Well after normal EKG's and echos my doctor diagnosed me with GERD! GERD can mimic heart problems. ... (16 replies)

... or discomfort in chest and left arm approx 4 years ago. Severity of pains slowly grew worse over time however for the first 3 or so years the occurrence of the pains would wax and wane greatly. ... (5 replies)

... I'm 22 and just got diagnosed with cardiomyopathy. For the past 6 weeks I'm lightheaded pretty much whenever I'm sitting up or standing up, I'm only fine layingdown. I get palpitations from an increased pulse rate while standing to my heart skipping a beat to feeling my heart pound in my chest. ... (5 replies)

... at the time, without any tests, I was told it was just a "swollen chest wall," and to take ibuprofen for a period of time and that should make it go away. Otherwise, it typically will last 6 months. ... (10 replies)

... until I lay on it. If I lay on my left side at all at night, the pain flares up, and spreads to my left chest cavity, and oftentimes pains my heart. Sometimes if I lay on my back after that, the pain still lingers. I'd probably say the pain is most noticable when I am layingdown. ... (0 replies)

... Marky, lung edema as a result of congestion from a heart disorder is a combination of a dry cough, gasping for breath, hyperventilating, and feeling of choking whenlayingdown...gravity plays a role. Sitting up provides some relief. That were my symptoms and I had mild congestion! ... (6 replies)

... Hey Jake !!
I dont know if you still looking to these post.. but I been having the same pain for the last week or so....and what makes it even weirder is that the pain moved a little higer in the last day or so... I have the feeling it's muscular since it hurts the most when I move
today I'm meeting with my Doc....I'lllet you know about it (16 replies)